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ACTOR
Arianne ZuckerBrando EatonNatalie LanderGeorge Stults
DIRECTOR
Danny J. Boyle
SYNOPSICS
Killer Assistant (2016) is a English movie. Danny J. Boyle has directed this movie. Arianne Zucker,Brando Eaton,Natalie Lander,George Stults are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2016. Killer Assistant (2016) is considered one of the best Crime,Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
A magazine editor's life and career simultaneously begin to unravel after she takes on a new assistant with secret motives of his own.
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Killer Assistant (2016) Reviews
Leave Her on the Couch
Before the opening credits, a preteen boy watches his babysitter scramble to hide a sexual encounter with her male companion. The young man vacates before the boy's father catches the copulating couple. The small boy receives attention and a piece of jewelry from his adored babysitter. Many years later, we are introduced to voluptuous blonde Arianne Zucker (as Suzanne), in bed with her neatly bearded musician husband George Stults (as Robert Austin). We assume this couple are the older, married and still sexually compatible teenagers from the opening. They have a daughter of their own, rebellious teenager Natalie Lander (as Callista). That leaves the preteen boy unaccounted for, but we'll get there... Clearly the breadwinner in the family, Ms. Zucker is a big shot managing editor at the fashionable "Style Harmony" magazine. She wears fancy clothes and looks sharp in red bikini underwear. Zucker gets the "Killer Assistant" we are promised in the title. A "killer assistant" can be excellent on the job or, literally, a murderer. You will be able to determine which line of thinking is appropriate. Remember, this is a "Lifetime" TV movie... Exuberant, handsome and muscular (you'll see him doing chin-ups in tight shorts) assistant Brando Eaton (as David Barinas) tells Zucker he is available "day and night." The latter proves to be an asset because Zucker is high strung and needs help to unwind one evening. Their story is fun to watch, with director Danny J. Boyle and everyone performing competently. Strongest are Mr. Boyle's scenes with Zucker and assistant Eaton. The pace is quick, which helps cover up the inability of the characters to figure out what is actually wrong and do something to prevent the next incident. Much appreciated. ***** Killer Assistant (4/1/2016) Danny J. Boyle ~ Arianne Zucker, Brando Eaton, Natalie Lander, George Stults
Awful acting other then one character
Just awful, I don't know how this movie got a 6 star rating. It hurt my brain watching this film, as it just is not fine acting, the story line and directing does not help them in any way, so I wouldn't necessarily put the blame on the actors themselves, but just ...... Not worth watching. Simple as that. They jump too quickly from one scene to another, and the way they go about it is not great at all. Way too predictable overall, if you have any form of intuition. There is just zero mystery in this movie, I guess it's not supposed to have any? From the start it's so obvious, when her friend gets her Achilles tendon slashed, on David's first day.... How is he not suspect number one. How is there no traces of DNA at any time when he kills, for example when he kills the husband with a pipe, and then throws it on the ground, he was bare handed.. not even a finger print? his blood should have also been on the scene, but .... nothing... just not very well written at all....
A Good TV Thriller, With A Psychological Twist And Intrigue...
Love is eternal. Suzanna Austin (Zucker) is a successful magazine editor. Used to working by herself, her boss, Janet McAlper (Baron) assigns her an assistant, David (Eaton), after noticing how stressed she's been getting. David appears too good to be true and as time progresses Suzanne begins to believe he's got an ulterior motive... I really liked this story for its characterisations. Tilson and Wakefield have created a well structured and ingenious tome. Suzanne is a strong career-minded woman, who can be relied upon to get the magazine out... but not to be a great mother or wife, as she spends most of her time at work. Then when David's character enters the story we get to see how the stress of her work and family life help her to become suspicious and paranoid. This starts off small but builds up fast, to the point she's worrying about her own sanity. Add the element of her family getting to know David and actually trusting him, into the mix, and this keeps the story interesting... at times, actually engrossing. The good thing is, both the lead actor and actress are great in their performances and bring their characters to life; giving the film and story strength. Though Boyle does add a couple of nice shots the filming is pretty standard, which is okay when you have a good cast and an even better storyline. However, it would have only strengthened the movie to make it more engaging for the audience. Thank God, he's better at manipulating the pace. Boyle is good at building the tension and atmosphere from a simmer to a full boil. This starts right at the beginning with the "Years Earlier" scene up to the climax. He also throws in a couple of peaks along the way, giving the audience a rollercoaster ride. I'd recommend this to all Mystery Lovers and Armchair Detectives worldwide.
Yet another of the same
Successful wife with weak husband sleeps with another man.....lover proceeds to lose his mind.....lover murders husband....wife and child team up to kill lover....we will not all feel sorry for the unfaithful wife and we will see no tears shed for the husband. The end. I never cease to marvel at how many of these movies, all with identical plots, will be made and put on television. The acting was pedestrian, the plot utterly predictable and the ending a foregone conclusion. A twist on this tired narrative might be helpful.
***
How come this film is listed in the papers and on screen as Killing Assistant? There are certainly enough killings in the film to justify that word being kept. That being said, the premise here is rather difficult to take. Obviously, a disturbed young child never got over the fact that his baby-sitter left and therefore wreaks havoc years later. The editor of the Fashion Magazine where our heroine is the CEO looks just like Olympia Dukakis. The begins to form around the typical Lifetime themes of someone entering a group of family's life and then the mayhem begins. The guy is off-the-wall crazy but there is fine acting throughout and as this sick man, Brando Eaton shines with that smirk and effeminate way about him.